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Status : QC (1/2)
Sets: Trick Room Sweeper
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Slowbro
[Overview]
<p>Pros:
-Great offensive typing
-Amazing bulk
-Low base speed which helps it under Trick Room
Cons:
-Weaknesses to common types such as electric, grass, ghost, and dark</p>
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Scald / Surf
move 3: Psychic / Psyshock
move 4: Protect / Ice Beam / Flamethrower
item: Sitrus Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Regenerator
nature: Quiet
evs: 244 HP / 156 SpA / 108 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Using a Trick Room set allows Slowbro to take advantage of its abysmal speed.
- Scald for the 30% chance of burn which is sometimes useful.
- Alternatively, Surf for better damage and the ability to hit both opponents but this requires a suitable teammate.
- Also, Psychic can be run for coverage while acting as its second STAB.
- Protect is a staple in the metagame for its many uses in this tier.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- EV's in SpA to maximize damage and the rest dumped into HP to retain some bulk.
- Slowbro struggles to take care of bulky water types so it appreciates help against them.
- Ferrothorn is slow enough for Trick Room and also nails bulky waters with STAB grass attacks.
- Eelektross also benefits from Trick Room and similarly smashes water types with STAB electric attacks.
- Slow bulky fighting types like Conekeldurr, Scrafty and Hariyama benefit from Trick Room and can scare away Ferrothron while also providing Slowbro the chance to set up Trick Room with Fake Out support(in Hariyama's and Scrafty's cases).
- Politoed brings in rain which increases the damage on Scald / Surf and slows down Swift Swimmers due to Trick Room, both which Slowbro can take advantage of.
- Abomasnow provides Hail which is useful paired with Blizzard for the 100% accuracy and the higher base damage it gives.
[Other Options]
- Wacan Berry allows Slowbro to take stronger electric type attacks if needed but the given EV spread does that well.
- Choice Specs is an option to hit hard without any set up although it requires Trick room support to work well.
- Colbur Berry can help Slowbro take STAB Dark type attacks from the likes of Tyranitar and Scrafty.
- Fire Blast can be used to deal with opposing Ferrothorn or Scizor at the cost of a lower accuracy.
- Slack Off can be used to heal Slowbro but it loses out on coverage/Protect if it is used.
- Blizzard can also be used in a hail team for the 100% accuracy.
- Counter works well with Slowbro's bulk to surprise physical attackers.
- Grass Knot can be used to deal with some bulky waters.
- Heal Pulse for healing your partner which works well with Trick room. Rage Powder / Follow Me can backfire your strategy along with your partner dying before you get the chance to use it.
- Shadow Ball and Signal Beam can be used to deal damage to psychic types and ghosts although the main STABs are usually better.
- Icy Wind and Thunder Wave are good options to lower the opponent's speed if Trick room isn't active.
- Light screen can be used to live stronger special based super effective attacks.
- Safeguard to prevent status, which works well with Trick Room, making Slowbro more support oriented.
[Checks and Counters]
- Ferrothorn and other grass types such as Rotom-C, Ludicolo and Amoonguss can take any attack in Slowbro's arsenal other than the rare Fire Blast / Flamethrower while hitting back with STAB Grass attacks.
- Rotom W can take Psychic well and can swiftly OHKO with its STAB Thunderbolt.
- Similarly Zapdos can strike with its own STAB Thunderbolt.
- Gastrodon completely shuts down Slowbro who without Grass knot due to Storm Drain and even more so if Slowbro doesn't have Psychic.
- Latios/Latias and Hydreigon all resist Slowbro's STABs which would require Slowbro to run Signal Beam / Shadow Ball to deal with them. Hydreigon possesses STAB Dark Pulse while Latios/Latias can have Thunderbolt both which will greatly damage Slowbro.
Status : QC (1/2)
Sets: Trick Room Sweeper
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Slowbro
[Overview]
<p>Pros:
-Great offensive typing
-Amazing bulk
-Low base speed which helps it under Trick Room
Cons:
-Weaknesses to common types such as electric, grass, ghost, and dark</p>
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Scald / Surf
move 3: Psychic / Psyshock
move 4: Protect / Ice Beam / Flamethrower
item: Sitrus Berry / Mental Herb
ability: Regenerator
nature: Quiet
evs: 244 HP / 156 SpA / 108 SpD
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Using a Trick Room set allows Slowbro to take advantage of its abysmal speed.
- Scald for the 30% chance of burn which is sometimes useful.
- Alternatively, Surf for better damage and the ability to hit both opponents but this requires a suitable teammate.
- Also, Psychic can be run for coverage while acting as its second STAB.
- Protect is a staple in the metagame for its many uses in this tier.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
- EV's in SpA to maximize damage and the rest dumped into HP to retain some bulk.
- Slowbro struggles to take care of bulky water types so it appreciates help against them.
- Ferrothorn is slow enough for Trick Room and also nails bulky waters with STAB grass attacks.
- Eelektross also benefits from Trick Room and similarly smashes water types with STAB electric attacks.
- Slow bulky fighting types like Conekeldurr, Scrafty and Hariyama benefit from Trick Room and can scare away Ferrothron while also providing Slowbro the chance to set up Trick Room with Fake Out support(in Hariyama's and Scrafty's cases).
- Politoed brings in rain which increases the damage on Scald / Surf and slows down Swift Swimmers due to Trick Room, both which Slowbro can take advantage of.
- Abomasnow provides Hail which is useful paired with Blizzard for the 100% accuracy and the higher base damage it gives.
[Other Options]
- Wacan Berry allows Slowbro to take stronger electric type attacks if needed but the given EV spread does that well.
- Choice Specs is an option to hit hard without any set up although it requires Trick room support to work well.
- Colbur Berry can help Slowbro take STAB Dark type attacks from the likes of Tyranitar and Scrafty.
- Fire Blast can be used to deal with opposing Ferrothorn or Scizor at the cost of a lower accuracy.
- Slack Off can be used to heal Slowbro but it loses out on coverage/Protect if it is used.
- Blizzard can also be used in a hail team for the 100% accuracy.
- Counter works well with Slowbro's bulk to surprise physical attackers.
- Grass Knot can be used to deal with some bulky waters.
- Heal Pulse for healing your partner which works well with Trick room. Rage Powder / Follow Me can backfire your strategy along with your partner dying before you get the chance to use it.
- Shadow Ball and Signal Beam can be used to deal damage to psychic types and ghosts although the main STABs are usually better.
- Icy Wind and Thunder Wave are good options to lower the opponent's speed if Trick room isn't active.
- Light screen can be used to live stronger special based super effective attacks.
- Safeguard to prevent status, which works well with Trick Room, making Slowbro more support oriented.
[Checks and Counters]
- Ferrothorn and other grass types such as Rotom-C, Ludicolo and Amoonguss can take any attack in Slowbro's arsenal other than the rare Fire Blast / Flamethrower while hitting back with STAB Grass attacks.
- Rotom W can take Psychic well and can swiftly OHKO with its STAB Thunderbolt.
- Similarly Zapdos can strike with its own STAB Thunderbolt.
- Gastrodon completely shuts down Slowbro who without Grass knot due to Storm Drain and even more so if Slowbro doesn't have Psychic.
- Latios/Latias and Hydreigon all resist Slowbro's STABs which would require Slowbro to run Signal Beam / Shadow Ball to deal with them. Hydreigon possesses STAB Dark Pulse while Latios/Latias can have Thunderbolt both which will greatly damage Slowbro.
